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5,000-pound shark washes ashore on Long Island (CNN) - A 26-foot-long dying shark washed ashore Tuesday on a Long Island beach, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation said.

Long Island sees its 1st federal stimulus project (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Work has started on the first Long Island project financed by this year's federal economic stimulus package, and officials say it will make driving smoother and safer on several major roadways.

Dying shark washes up on Long Island beach (The Journal News) - BABYLON, NY - A 20-foot-long basking shark that appears to be dying has washed ashore on a Long Island beach.

Jaws washes ashore on Long Island: 20foot shark appears on NY beach (Daily Telegraph) - A 20footlong shark washed up on the Long Island shore.

COPS: LONG ISLAND MAN TRIED TO STAB POLICE OFFICERS (New York Post) - A Long Island man wielding a 10-inch hunting knife tried to stab a cop on Monday night, Nassau police said. Roy Harris, 24, of Hempstead, was charged with attempted assault, criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest, police said. The...

Basking Shark VIDEO: Huge Shark Washes Up On Long Island Shore (The Huffington Post) - An enormous basking shark washed up on the shores of Long Island, New York today, causing quite a stir at Gilgo State Park, which is only a few miles from the very popular Jones Beach. The shark measured 20 feet and weighed a ton, but despite its imposing appearance they are considered pretty harmless because they have tiny teeth and generally eat plankton.

Dead shark washes up on Long Island beach (Staten Island Advance) - Associated PressIn this photo taken with a cell phone, a girl timidly approaches a 20-foot-long basking shark on Gilgo Beach on Long Island. A 20-foot-long basking shark that appears to have died from some kind of illness has washed ashore...

Chief of Long Island fire dept accused in pension scam (Staten Island Advance) - MINEOLA, L.I. -- The former chief of a Long Island fire department is accused of logging fake emergency calls to fatten his pension payout. Nassau County prosecutors say that 43-year-old Lester Arsell altered records to show that he responded to...

Long Island sees its 1st federal stimulus project (Long Island Business News) - Work has started on the first Long Island project financed by this year's federal economic stimulus package, and officials say it will make driving smoother and safer on several major roadways. Gov. David Paterson announced Monday that $1.7 million worth of stimulus-funded road repairs are under way in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The work involves sealing cracks, [...]

Long Island sees its 1st federal stimulus project (WCAX-TV Vermont) - Associated Press - July 13, 2009 7:35 PM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Work has started on the first Long Island project financed by this year's federal economic stimulus package, and officials say it...